St. Jakob (Fuchsberg)

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
St. Jakob near Fuchsberg (2011)
Interior view of St. Jakob (2011)

St. Jakob is a sanctuary in the Catholic church Teunz near the village Fuchsberg in the northeast of the Upper Palatinate district Schwandorf . It belongs to the dean's office Neunburg-Oberviechtach of the diocese of Regensburg .

geography

The pilgrimage church of St. Jakob (also called Jakobikirche or popularly known as “da Jakowe”) is half a kilometer east of the village of Fuchsberg on the Way of St. James from Prague to Nuremberg at the fork in the road to the Hebermühle .

history

The exact history of the origins of the church is in the dark. At the current location of the Jakobikirche in Fuchsberg there was once said to have been a portrait of St. Jakob painted on wood . Another source tells of a church that fell into disrepair at the time of the Reformation .

Building the church

Count Carl Clement von Taufkirchen and his wife Eleonora, née von Kreuth, had the church rebuilt. On the building is the year 1749 for the reconstruction, in another place the year 1766. Since Fuchsberg came into the possession of the Counts of Taufkirchen for the first time in 1749, 1766 seems more likely. The background for the private church foundation was a vow. The donors asked St. Jacob to protect their son, who was taking part in one of the many Turkish wars , from injury and death. When this request was granted, St. Jacob was (re) established. A picture on the gallery shows the saint riding at the side of the Taufkirchen cavalry officer and protecting him.

Renovation work

The pilgrimage church of St. Jakob was extensively renovated three times between 1962 and 1991, with the masonry being renovated, the pews from the Teunz parish church installed, the roof covered with larch shingles and the roof turret with the bell.

Furnishing

There are around 80 seats in the interior of the church. The altarpiece shows Saint Jacob with a shell and walking stick. Figures of Saint Peter , Saint James the Elder and Saint Paul are on the left of the altar, and on the right there is a crucifixion group . The gallery is decorated with paintings showing Saint Jacob. On the back wall under the gallery there are several votive panels , two of which show "the picture of Fuchsberg Castle from 1796" and the Wildstein castle ruins .

tourism

From Burkhardsberg , one kilometer away in the north, comes the Franconian Way of St. James , which is marked with a white shell on a light blue background. The next stop is Fuchsberg, one kilometer northeast of the Jakobskirche .

Picture gallery

  • Jakobikirche (2011)

  • Painting on the gallery

  • Votive tablets

  • Fuchsberg Castle (1796)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kapellenbauverein Fuchsberg, Kapellenführer, Die Jakobi-Kirche, p. 27
  2. ↑ Two-page information leaflet in the Church of St. Jakob near Fuchsberg, inside
  3. ↑ Emma Mages: Oberviechtach . In: Historical Atlas of Bavaria , part of Old Bavaria . Series I, issue 61. Komm. Für Bayerische Landesgeschichte, Munich 1996, ISBN 3-7696-9693-X , p. 110 ( digitized version ).
  4. ^ Georg Hager: The art monuments of the Kingdom of Bavaria, Upper Palatinate and Regensburg . Volume II, individual volume 7: District Office Oberviechtach . Munich 1906, reprint ISBN 3-486-50437-1 , p. 16
  5. ^ Fränkischer Albverein (Ed.): On the Way of St. James from Tillyschanz via Schwandorf to Nuremberg. Verlag Seehars, 97215 Uffenheim 1997, ISBN 3-927598-22-4 , p. 22

literature

Web links

Commons : St. Jakob  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 49 ° 29 ′ 28 "  N , 12 ° 24 ′ 4"  E